Copyright Alliance Presses Presidential Candidates 291
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Not satisfied with the current copyright terms of life plus seventy years and huge financial liabilities for infringement, the Copyright Alliance is pressuring presidential candidates for stronger copyright laws. In particular, they want the candidates to promise to divert police resources to punish even non-commercial copyright infringement. After all, without copyright, what would become of the next Shakespeare, Michaelangelo, or da Vinci?"
Re:Great Works (Score:5, Funny)
I'm no fan of copyright as it exists today, but just because I don't believe entertainers should necessarily be fabulously wealthy doesn't mean I want them to die broke and penniless, and that did happen a lot more prior to copyright.
That said, the idea of diverting further police resources to prosecute people who listen to music they're not supposed to listen to is terrifying. Yikes! If I didn't already live in Canada, I'd move to Canada.
ZOMG Lobbying! (Score:5, Funny)
Copyright Alliance Presses Presidential Candidates
OMG! Special interest groups are pushing their agenda by pressuring politicians! We've never seen that before! But what will become of us!?!
insightfull?? We're moderating ironically now? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great Works (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great Works in the case of Newton (Score:2, Funny)
And that is the very least of his great achievements.
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